Para-Professional

At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful
, finding optimism and strength even in challenges;
Curious
, always learning and innovating to provide the best care;
Dependable
, building trust through reliability;
Authentic
, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate
, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado!

The Para-Professional collaborates within the framework of the educational and treatment team through supporting behavior management in keeping with each child's IEP and treatment plans. The Para-Professional individualizes academic and social emotional support for each student in the classroom. Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because it’s the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger.

• Appropriately implement treatment plans and IEPs as directed by the clinician and teacher
• Provide clean, safe, and therapeutic learning environments by providing one-on-one tutoring, small group instruction, and maintenance of student engagement in academic and social-emotional learning
• Provide a therapeutic balance of hierarchy and affiliation, always demonstrating an understanding of the emotional needs of the children
• Implement TCC procedures for behavior management (both verbal and non-verbal) and physical management, balancing the client’s needs for structure, nurturing, learning and recreation
• Assist with classroom management strategies implemented with the educational, clinical, and student engagement specialists
• Ensure positive behavior supports are being implemented on a milieu and individual level for all students
• Required trainings must be completed and maintained as a condition of employment, including but not limited to Qualified Medication Administration Personnel (QMAP), Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), and the Neurosequential Model (NM); additional trainings may be assigned based on program needs and organizational standard
• Supports and advances quality improvement efforts through adherence to Tennyson Center policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and best practices

• Must be able to successfully complete a pre-hire physical
• Implement behavioral interventions as needed

• In-person on-campus work/school and treatment environment

• Must be at least 21 years of age and, under direct supervision, may assist the director, teachers, counselors, and treatment leader with the children
• Experience in an educational setting with special needs children K-12 preferred
• All candidates must have (or qualify to obtain) a current Colorado driver's license
• All positions require a pre-employment drug test, FBI fingerprint check, CBI criminal records check, child abuse registry check, motor vehicle record check, academic record verification, and reference checks

• For employees working 30 or more hours per week:
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance options
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Mental Health days to regroup & recharge
• Retirement Plan with a match up to 4% of your annual salary
• Pet, Legal & Identity Theft insurance options
• HSA & FSA options
• Accident, Critical Illness, Disability & Hospital Indemnity insurance options
• Company paid Life Insurance & AD&D with options to purchase additional coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Assistance
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan…